HD Hyundai Abicus, Full-Scale Entry into the Leisure Boat Autonomous Navigation Market

Europe's Largest Waterborne Boat Show
France 'Can Yacht Festival 2023' Participation

A leisure boat equipped with Abicus's autonomous navigation system. Photo by HD Hyundai

Avikus, a ship autonomous navigation specialist company under HD Hyundai, officially launched the ‘NeuBoat Dock’ through Europe’s largest boat show, marking its full-scale entry into the autonomous navigation system market for leisure boats.

Avikus announced that it will participate in the ‘Cannes Yachting Festival 2023,’ held from the 12th to the 17th of this month in Cannes, France, together with its strategic partner, the global top-tier boat electronics company ‘Raymarine.’ Since its inception in 1977, this event attracts 610 companies from around the world and is expected to draw over 54,000 visitors.

At this festival, Avikus installed and exhibited the ‘NeuBoat Dock’ on three high-end leisure boats from renowned European boat manufacturers, allowing attendees to experience the system in real-time.

The newly launched ‘NeuBoat Dock’ was developed based on Avikus’s cutting-edge autonomous navigation technology in collaboration with Raymarine. It offers more precise collision avoidance and docking support functions through a multifunctional display composed of a total of six camera systems.

Additionally, it is designed with a simple sensor configuration and intuitive installation calibration to enable easy installation by boat manufacturers, and an optional remote support feature is available if needed.

Im Dohyung, CEO of Avikus, stated, “With the official launch of the leisure boat autonomous navigation system ‘NeuBoat Dock,’ Avikus will be able to lead autonomous navigation technology not only in large vessels, which have been our main focus, but also in the leisure boat market.”

HD Hyundai expects the autonomous navigation system market for leisure boats to grow to an annual scale of up to 300,000 units, as the global number of leisure boats reaches 20 million and 500,000 new boats are built each year.

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